Self-host Nextcloud: your own Google Drive
Run Nextcloud on a computer you already own: store, sync and share your files from anywhere, at its own web address with HTTPS. Share links work for anyone, no account needed.
Install Nextcloud from the App Store
Sign in at my.dargo.net, open App Store, search for Nextcloud and click Install. Pick the device it runs on: ideally one with plenty of disk space.
Choose its web address
Keep Subdomain and type a name, for example alexcloud. Nextcloud will live at alexcloud.dargo.app, with HTTPS. Click Install and wait a few minutes.
Find your login
Dargo creates the admin login. On the Nextcloud card, click Settings: under Application Configuration you find Nextcloud Login Username (admin) and Nextcloud Login Password, with Copy buttons.
Sign in
Click the arrow on the Nextcloud card and sign in with that username and password. Then change the password: Personal settings → Security.
Store and share files
Upload and organize files in Files. To share one, open its Sharing tab and click Create public link. Anyone with the link can open the file, without a Nextcloud account.
Sync your computers and phone
Install the Nextcloud desktop or mobile app and use your address, for example
https://alexcloud.dargo.app, as the server. It syncs from anywhere, on any network.
Good to know
- Your files stay on your computer's disk. Keep a second copy somewhere else as well.
- The computer has to be on and connected for your files and share links to be reachable.
- Want Nextcloud on your own domain? Settings → Custom Domain on the app card. See Use your own domain.